Library

Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album Robertson, Matthew

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom Thames & Hudson Ltd 10/09/2007Description: 224 PaperbackISBN:
  • 9780500286364
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 741.6609427/ROB
Contents:
Music: styles & genres
Awards:
  • Matthew Robertson works as a designer in Bath, England. His personal collection of Factory items includes a number of rare pieces, and he works alongside several former Factory artists. The recently deceased Tony Wilson co-founded Factory Records in 1978.
Summary: This is the definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. After a foreword by the late founder of Factory, Tony Wilson, an introductory essay discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream. Thereafter the book is organized as a generously illustrated catalogue, arranged by the famous Factory reference system. Factory Records, as part of the story, has been given its own reference number - Fac 461 - making it a collectable item in its own right.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
General Books General Books Colombo 741.6609427/ROB Available

Order online 		Over Size Book CA00014014
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Between 1978 and 1992, Factory was one of the most important record labels in Britain. It launched the careers of Joy Division, New Order and the Happy Mondays, to name but a few; it opened the legendary Haçienda club and Dry bar; and it introduced to music the concept of high-quality, cutting-edge design. The visual languages developed alongside the music, by designers such as Peter Saville, Central Station Design and 8vo, are still widely recognized and imitated today.

This brilliantly rich and varied volume documents the label's entire visual legacy. After a foreword by the man most closely associated with Factory, Tony Wilson, who died in 2007, and an introduction that explores the label's role in bringing design into the mainstream, the book is organized more or less as a chronological catalogue. Every item with a famous Factory inventory number is illustrated or listed, including album sleeves, singles, special editions, flyers, posters, stationery and architectural projects.

Whether you are into design, or simply nostalgic about some of the greatest bands of the past forty years, this book amply conveys the energy, creativity and enthusiasm of one of the most dynamic (and chaotic) record labels ever.

Music: styles & genres

This is the definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. After a foreword by the late founder of Factory, Tony Wilson, an introductory essay discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream. Thereafter the book is organized as a generously illustrated catalogue, arranged by the famous Factory reference system. Factory Records, as part of the story, has been given its own reference number - Fac 461 - making it a collectable item in its own right.

General (US: Trade)

Matthew Robertson works as a designer in Bath, England. His personal collection of Factory items includes a number of rare pieces, and he works alongside several former Factory artists. The recently deceased Tony Wilson co-founded Factory Records in 1978.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.